Hallandale Cemetery To Be Upgraded

HALLANDALE — Members of the Northwest Civic Association want the city to help improve the looks of city-owned Hallandale Cemetery near Northwest Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street.

A 4-foot-high cyclone fence that surrounds the property is marked by the many cars that have collided with it, said Vice Mayor Arthur J. ``Sonny`` Rosenberg, who toured the cemetery last week.

He told commissioners at a meeting last week that the Northwest Civic Association wants to raise money for the improvements and asked that the city contribute half the cost for beautification. Commissioners agreed to the idea.

Rosenberg said he saw tombstones that were 60, 70 and 80 years old in the cemetery. Although it didn`t appear to be in bad condition, Rosenberg agreed the resting place of many of Hallandale`s dead should be improved.

Members of the city`s beautification committee and the Northwest Civic Association`s beautification committee are to meet and come back to city commissioners with more specific plans, Rosenberg said.